jpdb beta

predecessor

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to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time

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intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

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weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

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to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

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laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue

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to come to mind; to pop into one's head

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

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to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

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surely; certainly; no doubt; must

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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to pull up by the roots

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a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully

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tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

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to come back

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dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

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forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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no; nope

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

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to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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inheritance; something given or received

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small bottle

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banquet hall

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sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms

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borrowing

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when; at what point

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picnic blanket

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

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to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

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good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

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innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

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liquid

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medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

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trick; act

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to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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